Backup and recovery cmdlets (SharePoint Server 2010)

A backup is a copy of data that is used to restore and recover that data after a system failure. Maintaining backups of data is useful for routine purposes, such as copying a database from one server to another, setting up database mirroring, archiving for governmental purposes, and disaster recovery.

In Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010, you can use Windows PowerShell functionality to perform a backup or restore process for the following items: